BWT Alpine F1 Crew and Esteban Ocon have agreed collectively to half methods on the finish of the 2024 FIA Components 1 World Championship season, the conclusion of the Frenchman’s contract with the staff.
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It brings to a detailed a five-year collaboration between the staff and Esteban, throughout which Alpine and Esteban recorded their first Grand Prix victory on the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, a landmark second for the model, the staff, and Esteban himself.
Esteban recorded two additional podiums throughout his 5 years, attaining second place on the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, his first go to to the podium in Components 1, and third place on the 2023 Monaco Grand Prix. He achieved a greatest end of eighth within the 2022 Drivers’ Championship, contributing to the staff’s fourth-place end within the Constructors’ Championship that 12 months.
The staff seems ahead to persevering with its laborious work with Esteban for the rest of the 2024 season and needs him the most effective in his future endeavours.
The staff’s 2025 driver line-up will likely be introduced sooner or later.
Esteban Ocon:
It’s been a major interval of my life to be racing for this staff in Components 1. Whereas I’ve been right here for 5 years as a full-time racing driver, my skilled profession began at Enstone after I was a teen, so it should all the time be a particular place. We’ve got had some nice and difficult moments collectively, and I’m certainly grateful to everybody within the staff for these memorable occasions. I’ll announce my thrilling plans very quickly, however within the meantime, I concentrate on delivering on observe for this staff and having a profitable the rest of the season.
Bruno Famin, Crew Principal:
First, we thank Esteban for his dedication to the staff over the previous 5 years. Throughout his time, we’ve celebrated some improbable moments collectively, the most effective of which got here on the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix with a memorable race win. These achievements weren’t simply ours but additionally a testomony to the unwavering help of our followers and the racing group, for which we’re deeply grateful. We nonetheless have 16 races to finish in 2024, along with a transparent goal: to proceed to work tirelessly as a staff to push for the most effective on-track outcomes. We want Esteban the perfect for the subsequent chapter of his driving profession when that second comes.
